2. (7 points) Suppose Joe's utility for lobster (L) and soda (S) can be represented as...
1) The price of soda increases to $3 each. How would Joe's
budget line change?
2) Price of soda increases to $3 each. What is the effect of
this price change on Joes Utility function?
3) Suppose the price of soda increases $3 each. Would Joe be
better off or worse? why?
2. (7 points) Suppose Joe's utility for lobster (L) and soda (S) can be represented as U L Joe walks into a restaurant with $72. Lobsters cost $18...
2. Cindy gains utility from consumption C and leisure L. The most leisure she can consume in any given week is 80 hours. Her utility function is: U(CL)= (1/3) x L (2/3). a) Derive Cindy's marginal rate of substitution (MRS). Suppose Cindy receives $800 each week from her grandmother-regardless of how much Cindy works. What is Cindy's reservation wage? b) Suppose Cindy's wage rate is $30 per hour. Write down Cindy's budget line (including $800 received from her grandmother). Will...
Clark gains utility from consumption c and leisure l and his preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(c, l) = 2(√ c)(l). This utility function implies that Clark’s marginal utility of leisure is 2√ c and his marginal utility of consumption is l √ c . He has 16 hours per day to allocate between leisure (l) and work (h). His hourly wage is $12 after taxes. Clark also receives a daily check of $30 from the...
Problem #1: Optimal labor supply Clark gains utility from consumption c and leisure l and his preferences for consumption and leisure can be expressed as U(c, l) = 2(√ c)(l). This utility function implies that Clark’s marginal utility of leisure is 2√ c and his marginal utility of consumption is l √ c . He has 16 hours per day to allocate between leisure (l) and work (h). His hourly wage is $12 after taxes. Clark also receives a daily...
2. Ali has a $7 weekly budget that he spends on songs (S, SI per download) and prosein bars (B, S1 per bar). His usility information for the two products is below from songsof a song y fTotal utiliay Marginal wtilityQuantity ofTotal utility Marginal utility of a bar from bars protein bars 10 18 14 18 21 28 30 31 a) Calculate Ali's marginal utilities and finish the filling out the table b) If Ali spends his entire budget on...